pmotz
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| ARCAM DV-137, your opinions...... I have one and am very happy with it. I haven't compared it to anything directly, I had a Phillips 963 but it died and that's why I got the Arcam. I would say it is better, but it's not a night and day difference. Now I might get into trouble with... | |
| Excellent Outdoor FM Antennas The omni Wkhanna recommends is an excellent one, however, if you are really trying to get stations 100-150 miles away you will need a directional antenna. A BIG directional antenna. FM signals travel line of sight so the curvature of the earth wil... | |
| Vandersteen 3A Signature in a small room? The 3A signatures can work in a small room, but you won't be getting all they are capable of. My room is 13' by 14' (though the room is actually a little bigger because of a half wall) and they work well. I have them about 30" from the rear wall a... | |
| New fantastic room but system pissing off neighbor It almost definitely is a bass issue. The walls are not much of an impediment to low frequencies. I have my system in a small basement room with four block walls, yet when I am in the other part of the basement I clearly hear the bass while the re... | |
| VPI Tnt Questions With respect to determining which arm you have, measure from the pivot point to the middle of the headshell. It will be 12" for the JMW 12/12.5/12.6. If it is 10" it is one of the JMW 10 variants. | |
| Audio Research Tube AMP Reliability I wouldn't agree with the shop owner's statement, at least as a generality. Some Audio Research designs may require more service than others, but I have had a Classic 60 for about eight years and other than tube replacement haven't had any trouble... | |
| 18 months later, VPI Scoutmaster...... Not to be a smart ass, but did you look in the manual? Here's what it says (I got it from the VPI web site) "After at least one year of use, the platter bearing and motor will need to be lubricated. For the platter bearing, use .25 teaspoon of whi... | |
| Biasing ARC Classic 60 I've got a Classic 60 and have biased it a couple of times, though it's been a while since I last did it, I'm overdue! The process is fairly straight forward, two important points though, you really need the Audio Research tool since it is very di... | |
| Anybody heard the Verity Rienzi? I haven't heard the Rienzi, but have heard the Parsifal (not in my room though) and like them! I have Vandersteen 3a Signatures now and the sound is similar. What I really am interested in, though, have you tried the Quatros in the new room? The R... | |
| VPI Aries Motor noise From the VPI website in the FAQ section: How do I lubricate my Aries 3? Once a year wipe some Lithium based grease or "Magic Lube" on the platter bearing shaft and put a dab on the ball. The motor is lubricated with two drops of 40 weight motor oi... | |
| RMAF 2009 tips? I went for the first time this past October and had a good time, didn't get to see everything in two and half days though, so I would try to make all three days. I arrived Friday morning about an hour after it opened, I think that was good thing b... | |
| Solidsteel amp stand:platform glued? I have the same stand and mine is glued. I inquired at the time I got it off of Audiogon (3-4 yrs ago) and the responses were it is glued using an isolating compound. I haven't tried to remove mine, but I don't think it will damage the stand but i... | |
| What happened to the absolute sound web page? I hadn't tried the bookmark I had, www.theabsolutesound.com, in a while and found the same problem. I followed Reubent's suggestion and got to a page that was part of Enjoy the Music, not The Absolute sound. The Absolute Sound has been under the A... | |
| speaker recommendations for a 12 x 12 room? You should check out Robert Harley's review of the Sunfire CRM-2 ribbon speakers with SubRosa subwoofer in Issue 183 (August 2008) of the The Absolue Sound. The ribbons are small and not as sensitive to boundry effects as a regular cone driver spe... | |
| what gives with PSAudio & Cullen headquarters? PS Audio is headquartered in Boulder, CO. The manaufacturing facility in Paso Robles, CA is run by Cullen Circuits as a subcontractor. To the best of my knowledge they are not financially connected, but there is a very strong relationship. I think... |